Focus on Africa

Focus on Africa

Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.

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Are South African troops ‘stuck’ in DRC?

Are South African troops ‘stuck’ in DRC?

The first group of South African soldiers deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrive back in the country today. South Africa sent around one thousand five hundred troops to the DRC as part o...

13 Kesä 202530min

Why has Ghana’s nurse strike escalated?

Why has Ghana’s nurse strike escalated?

Hospital services in Ghana grind to a halt after a nurses' strike escalatesWhat are the implications of Afreximbank's credit rating being lowered to one notch above junkAnd will Ecowas ever realise it...

12 Kesä 202530min

Kenyan blogger dies in police custody

Kenyan blogger dies in police custody

A 31-year-old blogger, Albert Ojwang, has died in police custody in Kenya. A post-mortem revealed that he was hit on the head and his death was likely to have been caused by assault. The results of ...

11 Kesä 202535min

Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali

Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali

Russia says the paramilitary group Wagner has accomplished its mission and has left Mali, although a Russian presence remains in the West African country, through the Africa Corps. So what did the Wa...

10 Kesä 202533min

Uganda: World Bank lifts loan ban

Uganda: World Bank lifts loan ban

In 2023, Uganda voted in some of the world's harshest anti-homosexual legislation meaning that anybody engaging in certain same-sex acts can be sentenced to death. The World Bank decided to ban Ugand...

9 Kesä 202527min

How is Africa affected by the US travel ban?

How is Africa affected by the US travel ban?

Is Trump's latest travel ban part of a US disengagement from Africa?Why are many countries now shifting their views on Western Sahara in favour of Morocco?And how can digital skills be made more avail...

6 Kesä 202532min

Lesotho: Why are mothers against 'bluetoothing'?

Lesotho: Why are mothers against 'bluetoothing'?

Mothers in Lesotho are campaigning against a needle sharing method which exposes drug users to the risks of HIV and other diseases, taking root in the country. What is 'bluetoothing' or 'hotspotting'...

5 Kesä 202534min

Dozens killed in twin Mali attacks

Dozens killed in twin Mali attacks

Mali's army says it has repelled attacks by jihadists on two military bases. Why is the Al-Qaeda linked group stepping up attacks? South Africa's continued hunt for an alleged illegal mining kingpin i...

4 Kesä 202531min

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